Renewable match book



Feb. 16 1926.

S. ROSENSTEIN RENEWABLE MATCH BOOK Filed March 18, 1925 I INVENTOR ,fia'nqyloaerwie ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 16, 1926.

UNITED "STATES SIDNEY BO SENSTEIN. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RENEWABLE Maren noox.

Applicationfiled March 18 1925. 1 Serial No. 16,458.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY ROSENSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of, the city of New York, borough of 5 Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improve Renewable Match Book, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. This invention relates torenewable match books, an object of the invention being to provide a match book including a cover which may be of any suitable material, which may be ornamented in any desired v manner, and which functions as an enclosure for a renewable strip of matches.

This invention has to do particularly with that type of matches known on the-market as book matches which are made from a strip or strips of paper, and 'it is the primary-object of my invention .to provide for such a strip of matches a cover which may be rendered individual and artistic so that it may be repeatedly used for strips of matches, the latter being removed from the cover and replaced as occasion may require.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features .of construction and combinations and arrangement of parts, which will be more 'fully hereinafter. described and pointed out in the claim. a

In the accompanying drawings-- Figure 1 is a view in elevation, showing my improved match book in closed position;

Figu is a similar view, showing the re 2 cover of the match book open;

Figure 3 is an exaggerated view in longitudinal section on'the line 3-3 of Figure 1; Figure 4. is a view of the match strip'or refill removed from the cover.

1 represents the cover of my improved match book. This cover may-be made of 7 paper, leather, or anyother suitable material. It is made of the proper length and width and has two. folds, namely,.a fold 2 adjacent one end of the strip, and a fold 3 at a point removed from the other end of the strip.

For purposes ofillustration I shall refer to the portions of the cover between the fold lines as followszthatportion between the fold line 2 and the end of the strip constituting the front covers which may be used over and over flap 4; \the other end .of the. cover between thefold 3 and the end of the cover constituting a covering flap 5; and the intermediate portion of the strip constituting a back 6.

re resents a strip of matches, preferably o the ordinary paper type, connected 0 (1 at one wend by an uncut portion such as is common in the art. Over this uncut portion of the match strip I locate a narrow sheet 8 containing a surface 9 on which the matches are to be struck. This sheet 8 is secured to the match strip 7 by an eyelet 10. This eyelet is adapted to register with openings in the front flap 4 and in the back 6 of the cover 1 to -receive a fastener 11 which may constitute a small bendable fastenen o the well known Gill type.

' It will be noted that the sheet 8 is wider than the front flap 4 so that the striking surface 9 is exposed and the matches when torn from the strip 7 can be readily rubbed against the surface 9 to ignite them.

When a match strip is entirely used up or partially used up, the fastener 11 can be withdrawn and a new strip of matches inserted-in the cover so thatthe device as a whole will present a neat and. attractive appearance and be ready for further use.

By reason of this construction I am enabled to provide individual or ornamental again in connection with any desired number of refills to suit the trade.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from my invention and hence I'do not limitimyself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claim. v

I claim: i v

A match book, comprising a strip of folded material, said strip having twofold lines whereby when the strip is folded the intermediate portion of the strip constitutes a back member and the two endportions'front members, one of said front members being appreciably shorter than the other and the longer front member constituting a covering member a strip of matches located between the back member and the shorter front member, a strip havin match striking material thereon located in ront ofthe strip of matches'andbetween the shorter front member and the strip of matches and ex portion, said match strip, and said match tending above the end-of the shorter front striking strip having alined openings and member, said covering member adapted to a designedly removable fastener projected 10 be interposed between the match striking through said opening and securing the parts strip and the shorter covering member to together enclose the matches and match striking strip, said back portion, said shorter front v SIDNEY ROSENSTEIN. 

